Geoscience Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

Back

Alfred Wegener

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What does the term 'Pangea' mean?

Back

It means 'all Earth' in ancient Greek.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Front

What layer of the Earth includes the crust and the upper mantle?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is an earthquake?

Back

When tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Front

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere?

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a fault?

Back

A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2